A condition in which a person accidentally steals the belongings of others whilst under the influence of alcohol. Often the patient will, upon leaving the licensed establishment, mistake the personal belongings of others as their own.
I suffer from this debilitating illness. It has caused me to steal a friend's glasses, a stranger's coat and numerous packs of tobacco. It has affected my relationships, my social life (am on pub watch - photo above the bar with warning) and am in therapy.
Kleptointoxica is an epidemic in the South and East of England, resulting in social mediatrolling of the patient and the rising number of sufferers going into rehab.
When a man will search for hours to find something that is laying out in the open on a table. Items are often easily found by a women.
Man: "I have been searching for hours for keys."
Woman: "You mean the ones sitting there on the coffee table?"
Man: "Where?"
Woman: "Right there in the middle of that table."
Man: "oh, must have been Male Pattern Blindness"